The book, “Watership Down,” written by English Author Richard Adams, tells an unusual story about a group of talking rabbits in a warner. One of these strange talking rabbits has a vision of the warner be destroyed by something. He apparently has a rabbit brother and they both go talk to the chief rabbit about evacuating from the warner. Their efforts are shortened and fail as the chief is unwilling to listen. The two unusual talking rabbits decide to set out on their own with a small band of rabbits…
In light of the description of anthropomorphism, I think it is only fitting to use the novels Charlotte's Web and Watership Down to demonstrate them. While both of these novels show animals behaving in different manners, they are both uncharacteristic of normal animal behaviour. Charlotte's Web shows animals behaviour as primarily human while Watership Down demonstrates animals behaving mostly as animals. This said, we see that both these novels show their characters with human traits, however…
attitude toward or way of regarding something. A different perspective can change how you see the world. In watership down, it gives you the perspective and point of view of life from a rabbit’s eyes. Life is like a garden or a dungeon depending on how you look at it. Perspective is one of the key elements in Watership down and it is why this book should be recommended. First, in Watership Down, the rabbit's way of life due to fear of being eaten is intriguing since humans don’t have that worry everyday…
In Watership Down, a group of rabbits consisting of ,Hazel, Fiver, and their companions travel away in the search of a new warren. On their journey, Hazel and the rabbits he brought went through many troubles including, crossing a river and Cowslip’s warren, a warren that was surrounded by snares, until they reach the down. Though they had found their home they wouldn’t keep it for long if they didn’t find does. Kehaar, a gull they found at the down, told them how to find does. They traveled to…
couple of weeks I have been reading the novel Watership Down. In the beginning, two brothers, Hazel and Fiver, lived in a rabbit warren. Fiver saw blood in the future and decides to run away from the warren. On their adventure some rabbits join them, in the forest they come across a river and use a board to cross. Later on the group is invited into a strange warren, Bigwig gets caught in a snare and the group, including Bigwig, left. Finally they find a down (hill) to live in. The group realized they…
Watership Down is about a young rabbit named Hazel, his prophetic brother named Fiver, and a whole other list of characters. One day Fiver has a vision that their warren is in danger and persuades Hazel and some other rabbits to leave the warren. Hazel leads them away from the warren and to another one with an odd chief named Cowslip. The group learns that this warren is bad news and abandon it, not knowing what they are going to do or where they’re going. When they come across what is seemingly…
Watership Down is a story that shows the us value of leadership. It shows us how leadership is effective in the different rabbit communities and how different character traits factor to success. You can look at the protagonists and even the antagonists of the story to get a sense of the different qualities that leaders posses. Hazel, our protagonist, guided the rabbits with his cunning wit and bold intellect. Bigwig, who can also be considered as a protagonist, was Hazel’s right hand man who took…
Watership Down Essay In the book Watership Down by Richard Adams, a group of rabbits set off together after hearing a concerning prophecy that their warren would be attacked soon. They venture off into the unknown, traveling through different warrens; meeting new friends and enemies on their way. Throughout the journey, there was one significant leader that helped all of his fellow rabbits throughout the adventure. This rabbit's name is Hazel. Hazel travels with his companions, one of which…
Richard Adams, the writer of Watership Down, was a British novelist who was known for writing many books, but later passed away in 2016.Watership Down portrays bunnies that go out into the adventurous world while discovering obstacles along the way. While still having a leader, many other bunnies come and show their leadership as well through bravery and confidence. Hazel is the indigenous leader who went through abundances to keep his warren together. He risks his life for the protection of the…
Watership Down is a “modern classic” in which the story features real places with fictional characters that are rabbits. The rabbits are on a journey to find a new warren and create a new home when one rabbit named Fiver foresees the eventual destruction of their warren and demands they have to leave instantly. Hazel, the leader of the group and the brother of Fiver, has to navigate the tough terrain and landscape with the small group of rabbits that left with them to find a suitable warren to create…